A Seekonk selectman — who allegedly warned his estranged wife he is “untouchable” when it comes to local law enforcement — is out on bail after being arrested Sunday for domestic assault.

John Whelan, 41, of 15 Woodward Ave., Seekonk, faces a single count of assault in connection with the incident at the 44 Wynn St. home of his 80-year-old mother.

Whelan posted $1,000 cash bail after his arraignment Monday in Taunton District Court.

Seekonk Police were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. to the Wynn Street home of Florence Whelan, after another woman there called 9-1-1 stating her husband had just left after attacking her.

The woman, according to the police report, identified her husband to the 9-1-1 dispatcher as “Selectman John Whelan.”

Police said when they arrived at the house, a hysterical Sharon Whelan told them her estranged husband grabbed her by the shoulders and tried “multiple times” to throw her out of his mother’s house.

Whelan, 40, told cops her husband “was angry already” when he showed up and confronted her, after she had dropped off her 9-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter to visit with their father.

Officer Edward Dwyer’s report states the distraught woman had a “little bit of blood on her lip” when he arrived on scene. Dwyer also noted that her two children were in the den crying hysterically.

Whelan allegedly told the officer her husband began yelling at her when she advised him their daughter was sick and suggested she not go outside except for a walk.

She said Whelan “got right up in her face” and grabbed her shoulders after telling her she had no right telling him what he could or could not do with his children, police said.

Whelan, who refused to be transported to the hospital, said the children witnessed the incident.

She also said her husband drove off in a white Nissan belonging to his mother, who was in the house at the time, the report states.

Whelan allegedly told police she believes her husband has “both drug and alcohol issues” and had previously been both physically and emotionally abusive.

She also alleged she’d recently found a crack-cocaine pipe belonging to her husband, and that she’s spoken to police about her concerns regarding his drug use and the custody of their children.

The woman allegedly told the officer her husband on numerous occasions bragged that he has “a lot of friends on the Seekonk Police Department” and that he is “untouchable.”

Officer Dyer, in his report, notes she was worried her husband would return to his mother’s house while she was at police headquarters taking out an emergency restraining order.

Dyer assured her the children would be fine and noted that her husband was not above the law, according to his report.

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Police say John Whelan and “another individual” came into the police station just as his wife was filling out the 209A paperwork. He was arrested, and as he was being booked, Dyer, in his report, notes he detected “a moderate smell of alcohol” on Whelan’s breath.

Whelan made a call and was able to secure the immediate $140 bail. He was also served in hand with the restraining order, police said.

He’s due back in court March 3 for a pretrial hearing.

An October news story reported that Whelan, as selectman and clerk, had announced he was not running for re-election in April. It also reported he had missed five consecutive selectmen meetings.